Suspect in police chase shot, killed

2:48 PM,
Aug. 30, 2012

Written by

Zack Southwell

A two-parish vehicle chase that began in Monroe after shots were reportedly fired ended in a man's death early Thursday.

According to trooper Albert Paxton, state police, Ouachita Parish deputies and Lincoln Parish deputies assisted Monroe police with the pursuit, which ended in the shooting of the driver.

A release stated Monroe police tried to stop a vehicle shortly before 2:30 a.m., for a traffic violation when the suspect initiated the chase. During the pursuit, officers were advised that the suspect was just involved in a "shots fired" complaint at a south Monroe convenience store. ...